Jeremy Nash and the Wildcats travel to West Lafayette to face Purdue Wednesday, March 4.Jeremy Nash and the Wildcats travel to West Lafayette to face Purdue Wednesday, March 4.

Tip Times, Dates Set for Wildcats' Games at Minnesota and Purdue

Feb. 2, 2009

EVANSTON, Ill. - Tip time for the Northwestern men's basketball game at Minnesota Feb. 22 and the date and start time for the Wildcats' contest at Purdue have been determined the Big Ten Conference announced Monday.

NU and Minnesota will tip off at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Big Ten Network is televising the game live.

The Wildcats' game at Purdue is set to be played Wednesday, March 4 in West Lafayette. That contest gets underway at 5:30 p.m. Central time and is also being televised by Big Ten Network.

Northwestern (12-7, 4-5 Big Ten) steps outside conference play Wednesday as it hosts Chicago State at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Tip time is 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at NUsports.com or by calling 847-491-CATS.